Rules 2019

• 8 a side - maximum of 10 in a squad
• 8 overs per side
• Pink senior sized Windball will be provided
• Players that have not played hard ball cricket before

Batting

• Each pair bats for 2 overs
• Lose 5 runs and swap ends when out
• 1 run for hitting the side walls or wall behind the keeper
• 3 runs every time the batters run, 4 if run and ball hits walls
• Back wall scores 6 along the ground and 4 in the air
• No LBW unless batter deliberately kicks the ball away, in which case a warning is given first and if this happens again, batter is given out.

Bowling/Fielding

• 1 nominated wicket keeper per game
• Minimum of 5 bowlers bowling a maximum of 2 overs each
• Extras - 2 runs to batting team, not re bowled apart from front foot no balls
• Front foot no balls are re-bowled and a free hit awarded
• Last over – 6 good balls need to be bowled

Points for league

• 4 points for a win; 1 point for a tie
• In the event of 2 or more teams being level at the end of the season, the following will decide placings:

1. The team which takes the most wickets
2. The team that scores the most runs